DC -- linear momentum

Linear momentum is defined as ----

• the product of mass and velocity

• the product of force and acceleration

• the sum of mass and velocity

• the sum of mass and displacement

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Momentum is a vector having the same direction as ___

• the mass

• the velocity

• the force

• the acceleration

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

What is the SI unit for momentum?

• joules

• m/s²

• kg m/s

• newtons

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

What sports are used in the examples in the reading?

• soccer and basketball

• basketball and tennis

• tennis and football

• soccer and baseball

Which professional athlete is named in one of the reading examples?

• Tim Duncan

• Tom Brady

• Michael Jordan

• Venus Williams

Momentum was deemed so important that it was called the “ _____ .”

• quantity of motion

• force of inertia

• action-reaction quantity

• inertia quantity

Newton actually stated his ____ law of motion in terms of momentum:

• First

• Second

• Third

What must remain constant for Newton's law to apply to momentum?

• force

• mass

• velocity

• acceleration